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News Highlights Ten nonprofit organizations in Brazil, Canada*, and Poland selected for the 2024 Digital Equity Accelerator.Organizations are serving historically disconnected groups through literacy, education and educator support, entrepreneurship and employment services, sport and health, and other initiatives.Each nonprofit will receive a $100,000 grant, about $100,000 in HP technology, and a six-month training program to help strengthen capacity and scale impact.Since 2022, the Digital Equity Accelerator has supported 17 organizations across 6 countries, expanding their reach by more than 8.1 million people.The Digital Equity Accelerator, a joint initiative of HP Inc. and the HP Foundation, helps nonprofits strengthen capacity and…

News Highlights Ten nonprofit organizations in Brazil, Canada*, and Poland selected for the 2024 Digital Equity Accelerator.Organizations are serving historically disconnected groups through literacy, education and educator support, entrepreneurship and employment services, sport and health, and other initiatives.Each nonprofit will receive a $100,000 grant, about $100,000 in HP technology, and a six-month training program to help strengthen capacity and scale impact.Since 2022, the Digital Equity Accelerator has supported 17 organizations across 6 countries, expanding their reach by more than 8.1 million people.The Digital Equity Accelerator, a joint initiative of HP Inc. and the HP Foundation, helps nonprofits strengthen capacity and…

BALTIMORE, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Interorganizational Network (ION) today announced it has rebranded as The Leaderboard. The change reflects the renewed commitment to advancing women’s leadership in corporate boardrooms nationwide. With a revised mission and a dedication to gender diversity and excellence, The Leaderboard aims to bring greater awareness to and amplify its reputation for aggregating top board talent. Initially founded in 2004 with an educational and best-practice focus to assist women in preparing for board service, The Leaderboard has become a national alliance of women’s executive networks dedicated to supporting boardroom and corporate excellence. It is…

MILTON, Del., April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dogfish Head’s award-winning, spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails are headed to western Canada. That’s right, folks! Drinkers in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan … be on the lookout! Expect to see Dogfish Head’s Bar Cart Vodka Mix Pack hitting shelves near you this month. “We are super excited to be sharing our spirits-based RTD cocktails with drinkers in the beautiful provinces of western Canada, and we can’t wait to start building long-lasting relationships with the area’s cocktail lovers, retailers and distributors,” said Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Founder & Brewer. “There’s really nothing…

Dublin, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global Activated Carbon Market by Type (Powdered Activated Carbon, Granular Activated Carbon), Application (Liquid Phase Application, and Gas Phase Application), End-Use Industry, Raw Material (Coal, Coconut, Wood, Peat), and Region – Forecast to 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.The global activated carbon market is estimated to be USD 4.4 billion in 2023, and it is projected to reach USD 8.4 billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 9.8%. Among the three types of activated carbon, Powdered Activated Carbon, Granular Activated Carbon, and Others; Powdered Activated Carbon holds the largest market…

Clinton (UT), April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — High Country Gardens, pioneers in sustainable gardening and longtime advocates of waterwise plant solutions have published a photo library of recent xeriscaped yard transformations. Xeriscaping is a style of landscaping that reduces the need for irrigation. The collection of images provides evidence that xeriscaping is far from ‘zeroscaping’. Industry experts share solutions to top concerns when considering a water-saving, turf-reduction project.   Top 5 Concerns About Turf Removal Zero Landscaping: “Zeroscape implies that there are no plants and nothing but rock” shares Shaun Moser, Conservation Garden Park Manager and Localscapes Instructor. Alternatively,…

SAN DIEGO, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WGU Labs, a leader in accelerating education innovation, today announced Making Space as the winner of its inaugural Accelerator Pitch Competition. The winner was chosen after five finalists pitched their EdTech startup to a panel of judges consisting of senior WGU and Strada Education Foundation leaders alongside an audience of investors, stakeholders, and higher education leaders at the 2024 ASU+GSV Summit.   Making Space will receive a $50,000 cash investment for equity from the WGU Labs Fund, $25,000 in services from the WGU Labs Accelerator, and a paid pilot with WGU for up…

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ferry, a financial technology platform facilitating automated instant tip payouts and tax compliance for hospitality businesses, today announces the nationwide launch of an advanced payroll card and instant tip payment solution for BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI), a leader in the casual dining industry. The new card program will leverage Highnote, the embedded finance company setting the new standard in modern card platform management, as its issuer processor. The cards are available nationally among BJ’s Restaurants’ 200+ casual dining locations in 30 states, marking a significant step in providing a same-day tip…

CALGARY, Alberta, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHAT:         As the City of Calgary recognizes April 18-24, 2024 as OWN.CANCER week, the Alberta Cancer Foundation, Alberta Health Services and University of Calgary will be hosting a series of fun activations and initiatives across the city to support OWN.CANCER’s fundraising goal of $250 million for the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, set to open in fall 2024. Media are invited to attend ‘Delivering Hope’ on April 19, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. at Bay Court in CF Chinook Centre. This activation will feature a room-sized Amazon-like box that…

San Diego, CA, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — META Dynamic Inc. and Omniscient Neurotechnology have entered into a distribution partnership, bringing Omniscient’s Quicktome™ neurological visualization and planning capabilities to META’s Outsourced Surgical Solutions™ (OSS) program through integration with surgical navigation systems such as the  CBYON Eclipse surgical navigation system from META’s partner company, MSSI. Designed by neurosurgeons and data scientists, the Quicktome™ Software Suite is a cloud-based connectomic analysis platform that allows neurosurgeons to visualize and understand a patient’s brain networks prior to performing life-changing neurosurgery. These brain networks are responsible for everything from language to movement to thought,…